It was a gloss, as opposed to the modern terms of semi-gloss or flat, that are more commonly associated with interior wall and trim paints.
Still, there are degrees. It was an enamel, and not at all like the high gloss, two-stage stuff available today.
What you may be seeing is a tractor that was painted with a high-end automotive paint. Color might be absolutely correct (whatever that is) but the finish finer/shinier/glossier (pick your adjective) than the original, which was a durable protective paint, but of a formulation that tended to dull and fade with time, unlike the high-test, newer auto paints.
I'll admit to going overboard on my Princess, a '47 BN, family tractor and the one I learned to drive on. Top end paint, and no doubt shinier than when she was new.
So yes, the original paint would have been shiny compared to a three year old tractor of the day that had dulled but not yet noticeably begun to fade to that chalky rose red.
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